Ansei Purge
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The Ansei Purge (安政の大獄 Ansei no taigoku) was a purge, in 1858 and 1859, of over 100 people from the bakufu, various han, and the Japanese Imperial court.[1] Eight of those "purged" were also executed.
- Ansei 5 (1858): Beginning of arrests of troublemakers by order of Ii Naosuke.
- Ansei 6 (1859): Arrests and investigations continuing.
- Ansei 7 (March 3, 1860): Ii Naosuke assassinated, also known as "the Sakurada-mon Incident."[2]
The purge was carried out by Ii Naosuke in an effort to quiet opposition to his handling of the question of shogunal succession and the signing of the U.S.-Japan Treaty of Amity and Commerce.
Those prosecuted at the purge include:
- Matsudaira Yoshinaga - head of Fukui Domain
- Date Munenari - head of Uwajima Domain
- Yamanouchi Toyoshige - head of Tosa Domain
[edit] References
- Kusunoki Sei'ichirō (1991). Nihon shi omoshiro suiri: Nazo no satsujin jiken wo oe. Tokyo: Futami bunko.
This article incorporates text from OpenHistory.
[edit] External links
- National Diet Library, photograph of Sakurada-mon (1900)
